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    10/28/2011 National Chocolate Day Chocolate Pound Cake

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    Recipe Introduction

    Quite possibly the world's favorite food, chocolate derives from the cocao tree, another of the important crops exported around the globe from the New World. You already know chocolate's applications in desserts and candies, but take a look at CDK's many entree recipes using chocolate or cocoa. And don't forget to buy Halloween candy, quick!

    List of Ingredients

    HOME COOKIN’ 10/28/2011 National Chocolate Day Chocolate Pound Cake


    Chocolate Pound Cake


    • 2 teaspoons instant coffee
    • 1/2 cup boiling water
    • 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
    • 3 cups all-purpose flour
    • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
    • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
    • 1/4 teaspoon salt
    • 1 1/2 cups butter softened
    • 2 cups granulated sugar
    • 1/2 cup brown sugar firmly packed
    • 4 eggs
    • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract Easy-Add vanilla extract
    • 1 cup sour cream
    • 1 cup mini semisweet chocolate chips

    Recipe



    Step 1
    Preheat oven to 325°F. Grease and flour or use pan spray with flour to prepare pan. In small bowl, dissolve instant coffee in water; stir in cocoa powder and mix well. Set aside to cool. Stir together flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt; set aside. In large bowl, beat butter, granulated sugar and brown sugar with electric mixer until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs, one at a time. Add vanilla; mix well. Combine cocoa mixture and sour cream. Add flour mixture alternately with sour cream mixture, beginning and ending with flour mixture, beating after each addition until smooth. Fold in chocolate chips. Spoon 4 1/2 cups batter into top of cupcake pan; spoon remaining batter into bottom of pan.

    Step 2
    Bake 60-70 minutes or until toothpick inserted into center comes out clean. Cool cake in pan on wire rack 15 minutes. Turn cake onto wire rack to cool completely. To assemble cupcake ice top of cake's bottom half. Place top half of cake atop iced bottom half. Decorate as desired.

 

 

 


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